Didn't feel too well the last two weeks, so I went to the clinic. According to my urine test, it turns out that I'm burning ketones! For those of you not familiar with medical terms, it pretty much means that I'm burning fats instead of carbohydrates, and that happens usually in times of starvation. I was beaming when I found out, but my doctor wasn't too thrilled. She pretty much shot me a very stern look, and told to eat more, and stop dieting. The thing was, I wasn't even trying to diet. I just kinda lost my appetite for food. Hard to imagine right? Well, it happened, but at least I'm not the kind who binge eats in times of depression. So at least, out of all this, I get to lose weight. Wee! Dropped another couple of pounds last week. This is even better than mono.
Okay, anyways, I went to Mille Fleurs for restaurant week. Mille Fleur is supposedly one of the best French restaurant, and I've always been waiting for an occasion to try it out. Wasn't too impressed by it, I have to say. You'll see.
Jenn and I excited about our meal.
Jenn taking pictures of me cuz we were so bored waiting for our food.
Yun and Deron looking pretty happy too!
Foie gras wasn't in the menu, so Jenn and I ordered it as a side. It was cooked in the classic way, seared with a balsamic vinagrette sauce over winter melon slices. It was divine in a melt-in-your-mouth sorta way. Although I was rather miffed that they charged me 26 bucks for that, when the full order of foie gras was 28 bucks. Would have gotten the full size if I had known. Grr.
The truffle and assorted mushroom risotto was pretty good. I hate risottos that are too creamy, and this was pretty light.
The crabmeat stuffed trout wasn't good at all. Not as bad as the halibut I had at Crabcatcher, but still bland. The crabmeat was sweet, and good, but the whole dish was just lacking in flavor overall.
The warm apple-brioche pudding was horrid. First of all, it wasn't warm, as promised. Secondly, the pudding was soggy, and tasteless. I can't even finish the whole dessert. The only saving grace was the home-made cinnamon ice cream, which was very delicate and delicious.
Went to WhiskNLadle a couple of times after I came back, mostly to discuss my birthday dinner. They're going to make me a strawberry shortcake birthday cake for 120 bucks, and I'm really debating whether it's worth it. I want to book the private function room. For a seating capacity of 12 peeps, we have to spend a minimum of 500 bucks without tax or gratuity. Hmm.
But anyways. A lot of delicious new dishes!
The seared scallops in a delicious sweet potato puree in a saffron aioli sauce. SOOOO GOOD! The sweet flavor of the sweet potato enhances the natural sweetness of the scallops, and the saffron played to the seafood flavor of the scallops very well. Excellent dish.
Apparently the most popular dish is the bone marrow served with toasted bread. And for all those of you who are going "ewwk" right now, it's not that bad! Known as the "poor man's caviar", it has a very fatty and fragrant taste to it that is seriously addictive. You dig out the marrow and spread it on the toast and voila, a feast fit for a king! :)
The lobster tortellini. Chock full of fresh sweet lobster chunks, and served in a lobster saffron broth, this dish is light and sinful at the same time.
The black truffle mushroom soup was kinda meh. Too creamy, can't taste the truffle.
The flatbread with roasted tomatoes, homemade pancetta and egg was excellent. The egg was perfectly runny on the crisp toast, and blended in perfectly with the meaty taste of the pancetta. Mmm!
The brown butter nepolean was really good. Served with a tart cherry sauce, with three layers of very flaky butter walnut crisps flanked by brown butter mousse, this was heavenly. The crisps were outstanding, and was absolutely sublime.
Alright, have to go back to writing my review paper. Sigh. My first publication. :)
